Originally Posted by Mike33

I've never heard of him before, but according to wiki/nytimes, it looks like he'll get out in a few years. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison in 2007 after already spending 7 years in jail without a trial for contempt of court.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_A._Armstrong

"...was sentenced yesterday to five years in prison for running what prosecutors said was a $3 billion Ponzi scheme."